MABEL is a class act designed by Kim Holman and was built by Moody’s at the top of their game to Lloyds 100A1 classification. She can be sailed hard, will make fast passages, has a comfortable motion and is a joy to handle from the safe comfortable cockpit. With her modern sail handling equipment she can be sailed comfortably by 2 yet has the beauty of a fine classic yacht.

A substantial refit 2005 - 2008 has left MABEL in impressive structural condition and only a few yachts of this size have enjoyed ownerships with such a focus also on the finer details – hence she is a very fine yacht of exceptional quality and beautifully maintained.

Typical of a Holman design MABEL is incredibly capable and combined with her ease of use for a classic yacht of this size in this condition makes for an exciting option.

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MABEL is a class act designed by Kim Holman and was built by Moody’s at the top of their game to Lloyds 100A1 classification. She can be sailed hard, will make fast passages, has a comfortable motion and is a joy to handle from the safe comfortable cockpit. With her modern sail handling equipment she can be sailed comfortably by 2 yet has the beauty of a fine classic yacht.

A substantial refit 2005 - 2008 has left MABEL in impressive structural condition and only a few yachts of this size have enjoyed ownerships with such a focus also on the finer details – hence she is a very fine yacht of exceptional quality and beautifully maintained.

Typical of a Holman design MABEL is incredibly capable and combined with her ease of use for a classic yacht of this size in this condition makes for an exciting option.

Owners Comments

MABEL has a particularly light, airy and spacious interior with all her original high quality joinery in excellent condition. The dog-house provides two excellent seagoing berths and an area to sit between cockpit and saloon – making it a very attractive feature. The magnificent cockpit is deep and spacious with the overhangs of the coach-roof providing shelter at the forward end, and the helm in the raised aft section giving excellent visibility. Under sail I have found Mabel to be a well-mannered, sea-kindly and very weatherly yacht. She is also, as her lines suggest, a powerful and stiff yacht, making fast passages, doing well in races, and well able to hold onto her canvas after other boats are needing to reef.

Historical Notes

MABEL is the third of three boats built to C.R. (Kim) Holman’s design number 65. Of these the second FIRE DANCER built in 1965 by A H Moody & Sons inspired one Captain Mc Manus to have them build an identical sister ship - and so MABEL AMELIA was commissioned. Both these boats were built to Lloyds 100A1.

Launched in 1966 MABEL AMELIA took part in the Round Britain race in 1967, coming last. This was probably due to a combination of some rigging problems, the new dominance of multihulls in the race and possibly the crew wanting to dress for dinner each evening! She was sold in 1970 to a Mr & Mrs Laing who cruised her extensively in Europe before selling her to an American, Bud Payne, in 1974. Bud changed her name to Shearwater and sailed her to the East Coast of America where she was kept at Manchester, Mass. The next owner, Stan Crapo bought her in 1980 and sailed her through the Panama Canal to keep her in California. He gave her a major refit and then fell ill and did not use her for nine years. In 1989 she was bought by Kathryn and Jeffrey Barnard who changed her name to Kathryn and set off on a circumnavigation. Unfortunately they fell out by the time they got to Fiji so turned round and sailed back to California where they walked off the boat in opposite directions to find their respective divorce lawyers. Katherine got the boat in the settlement and sold her to an ex-pat Brit, David Parrrot, who changed the name to Pendragon. He kept her in a marina at Oxnard near Los Angeles but didn’t sail her much. The current owner bought her from David in 2005.

Fact is by then she was tired but he recognised her worth, fully deserving of the refit that he subsequently invested in her - not to mention trucking her from California to Texas and shipping her back. A great believer in not changing a boat’s name for the avoidance of bad luck, he wanted to revert to her original name but rather than Mabel Amelia too much of a mouthful, settled for Mabel for brevity’s sake.

- Complete new deck 2006- Yacht laid 10 mm teak planking close butted running full length of the deck- Joggled to a king plank and epoxy glued to ply sub-deck with no fastenings- Seams payed in Saba deck caulking compound- All laid over 15mm best quality marine ply sub-deck- The teak cover boards and toe rails were removed and refaced with 4 mm teak veneer and varnished- New teak capping rails and taff rail over counter – all varnished - While the deck was off all deck beams below cleaned off, prepared and primed together with underside of ply- All fully painted once new deck laid giving an as-new deckhead below

- Large deep self draining cockpit with deep coamings giving good back support- All varnished teak cockpit divided by low level main sheet track- Aft helmsman’s cockpit well at a higher level- Leather bound wheel on Whitlock steering pedestal new 2006- Ritchie steering compass in chromed binnacle overhauled with new card in 2006 - Stainless steel grab rail over compass- Whitlock Mamba torque tube and bevelhead steering system installed 2006- Access to steering gear by opening hatch lids in the helmsman’s seat- Emergency tiller fits to the head of the rudder stock- Teak gratings in both helm and forward cockpit wells; new 2009- Coach-roof extends aft over fore end of cockpit providing good shelter- Sliding main hatch- Main companionway has pair of doors with lower, drop-down washboard to seat level- Deep and large lockers under cockpit seats each side- Deep drains and bronze drip strips ensure the lockers are water tight- Lockers in the seat backs give access to storage under the side decks- Sealed and vented gas bottle stowage in locker by the steering well- Full set of cockpit cushions- Zodiac Cadet 420 inflatable dinghy new 2012- 3.5 HP 4 stroke Yamaha outboard engine new 2008

Between 2005 and 2008 the yacht had a major refit at Baltic Wharf in Devon after returning from the USA

- New work and fittings in the details above are shown in italics in these details

- Not just cosmetic but a total structural refit addressing all the fundamental issues that can affect every yacht but which are seldom fully investigated and rectified. Structural wear due to mast compression stresses was fully rectified in 2006-8 with the fitting of additional floors, stronger frames and new garboard planks – this work was carried out to the specifications of naval architect Ed Burnett.

- New deck beautifully built by Dartmouth master boat builder Peter Nash who did all the structural work which as well as the work mentioned above, included re-splining and refastening and new engine beds with associated installation

- The engine and associated systems were renewed 2006 - 8

- The rigging, sails, winches and all fittings were renewed 2006 - 8

In 2010 MABEL won the Bouvet-Ladubay Trophy awarded by La Rochelle Maritime Museum for the best built and maintained yacht.

- New ‘summer’ cover to protect all bright work on coach roof and in cockpit

Disclaimer

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.